At the U.S. Open, Fans are Even Buying the Octopus Shorts

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Timothy J. Carroll

Jun 10, 2013 4:22 pm ET

Timothy J. Carroll

The octopus shorts offered for sale at this year’s U.S. Open.

Everybody loves the wicker basket. Mary Lopuszynski, senior director of licensing for the USGA, says that merchandise sales of U.S. Open logo ed shirts, hats, towels, ball markers and other golf-related paraphernalia were “the best ever” in the four days the merchandise tent, next to the 16th hole at the Merion Golf Club, was open to the public.

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